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Education & Qualifications in The Meadows

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A far higher share of people in The Meadows finished high school than the state or national average. While 75% of residents completed Year 12, university degrees are less common here than in most other parts of Australia.

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📍 The Meadows, Suburb / Locality

Where The Meadows sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

20.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Meadows — higher than 67% of areas.

The Meadows20.0%
2787, NSW 12.1%
New South Wales 27.8%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Three quarters of people here completed Year 12, which is far above the 58.9% seen across New South Wales. Another 20% of residents reached Year 10.

Highest year of school

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In The Meadows, Year 12 is the majority at 79%; Year 10 is next at 21%.

Year 12 75.0% Year 10 20.0%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 20% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 26.3%.

Highest qualification level

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In The Meadows, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 67%; Bachelor degree is next at 33%.

Certificate III / IV 66.7% Bachelor degree 33.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common field of qualification is Engineering & related at 50%, ahead of Natural & physical sciences (0%).

Field of qualification

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In The Meadows, Engineering & related is the majority at 100%.

Engineering & related 50.0%

Schools

Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).

There are no schools within 3 km of the area, making it smaller in this regard than about 59% of similar places.

Schools within 3 km

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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).

Schools in and around The Meadows — hover a marker for details. Open the full map →

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in The Meadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13846/the-meadows/topic/education